The two readings on plagiarism were useful to me, as they pointed out types of plagiarism that weren’t totally clear to me, as well as giving ways to avoid them. The article by Trip Gabriel gave a lot of good reasons as to why plagiarism is increasing so much. I agree that it is much easier to plagiarize with all the internet resources that are available to us at any time and I think that the quote in paragraph seven on the second page by Ms. Brookover gave another good explanation to why it “feels” easier to plagiarize when you don’t have a physical source in your hand. The one reason in the article that stuck out the most to me was the quote by Ms. Wilensky on the fourth page, fourth paragraph about how so much of plagiarism is caused by students leaving high school unprepared. Personally, I know that I was not taught how to read and synthesize sources in high school and that is something that I struggle greatly with in college. Also, I think that the quote in the third paragraph on the third page by Ms. Blum portrayed well the attitude of so many students, myself included. So many times I find myself just throwing in one thing after another from various sources and not coming up with and developing my own ideas or thoughts just so that I can complete the assignment and turn it in on time.
The handout helped me understand what plagiarism includes entirely. I never knew that you had to acknowledge a person or group of people that helped you at all with your paper. I also didn't know that you had to cite a source that's information helped you simply develop an idea. The handout made me more aware of the types of plagiarism that aren't as obvious and I think it will help me when I am writing to avoid plagiarizing.
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